poslelog
/posleloɡ/
Definition
postposition, a word placed after a noun to show the noun's relation to the rest of the sentence
- poslelogla boluş mağanalanı açıqlaydıla — postpositions make the case meanings plain
- bu söz poslelogdu — this word is a postposition
- poslelognu ızından kelgen söz — the word that comes after the postposition
Feedback
or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | poslelogthe postposition | posleloglathe postpositions | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | poslelognuthe postposition's | posleloglanıthe postpositions' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | poslelognuthe postposition (as the object) | posleloglanıthe postpositions (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | poslelogğato the postposition | posleloglağato the postpositions | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | poslelogdaat / in the postposition | poslelogladaat / in the postpositions | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | poslelogdanfrom the postposition | poslelogladanfrom the postpositions | where it comes from; also "than" when comparing |
When to use each case
- nominative
- the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence
- genitive
- the owner — whose it is
- accusative
- a specific, known object — whom or what
- dative
- direction or recipient — to where, to whom
- locative
- where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it"
- ablative
- where it comes from; also "than" when comparing
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.
With an owner
| One owned | Several owned | |
|---|---|---|
| my | poslelogummy postposition | posleloglarımmy postpositions |
| your | poslelogungyour postposition | posleloglarıngyour postpositions |
| his / her | posleloguhis / her postposition | posleloglarıhis / her postpositions |
| our | poslelogubuzour postposition | posleloglarıbızour postpositions |
| you all's | posleloguğuzyou all's postposition | posleloglarığızyou all's postpositions |
| their | posleloglarıtheir postposition | posleloglarıtheir postpositions |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: poslelogları can mean "his / her postpositions", "their postposition", or "their postpositions" — context decides.